RETURNING from Canada, Romanian tells his story

[@cristians6120]

We are more and more coming back.
We came back after 22+ years of Canada.
One of the best decisions ever made in and with our lives!
Good luck to everybody who chose this path !!

[@randomromania]

nice :)

[@echoe4806]

Back where?

[@geanitsucuneli4791]

Nu trăiesc in Socialist Republic of Canada...nu avem la cirma țării un dictator precum Trudeau.Canada nu este o tara este un protectorat al UK (un fel de colonie modernă) .Atita timp cit pe bani este capul monarhilor englezi si nu aveți dreptul, sa numiți un președinte, aceea nu-i libertate(bine ca ați plecat ).Cunosc Canada de la coasta la coasta(E to W) sincer nu asi putea trăii acolo.Oamenii sint limitați si săraci!!Americanii dețin mai mult de 500 de milioane de arme de foc de diferite calibre.Deci conform Constituției USA exista o balanța de forte.Am trăit mai mult de jumătate din viața aici in USA....in România îmi este greu prea strimpt totul,fara parcări Prin oraș faci febra, pedalând in mașina,la un moment dat aveam impresia ca sint cu hidro-bicicleta!Oameni buni sa fiți sănătoși!!

[@cesuntbanii]

Dar nu ti se pare ca si EU se duce catre comunism?

[@sovra6734]

@@cesuntbanii Către dictatură si sluga lu sua

[@gigihentz5510]

Welcome back, Calin and good luck with the new job !

[@MM-mq5uj]

Best of luck Calin. After 10 years in UK we came back in Romania, still adapting but we do believe was for the better.

[@randomromania]

where did you return from?

[@MM-mq5uj]

@@randomromaniaLondon

[@randomromania]

what were that main factors that made you return

[@MM-mq5uj]

@@randomromania I would say that there are many factors but the main ones were due to Covid time. It made us realise that having familly closer is extremely important and also, even though from a prefessional level we were extremely good, things are going downhill at the moment in London and in the west - rents, overall prices, safety concerns etc.

[@randomromania]

ok, cheers, was curious

[@adriandorojan6500]

All the best from London, I agree that eyes of tourist will never catch the whole picture, I like your project and wish you the very best

[@randomromania]

thank you :)

[@martakomlodi5856]

Please send me some information about the community you are planning to build. Location, number of families, etc. We’ve been living in Canada for 26 years and loved it but we started thinking about moving back to Romania. Our values align with yours.

[@randomromania]

Hi, drop me an email on [e-mail] and I'll send you more info.

[@catalinstefanescu7154]

Best of luck Calin I hope your move was worth what you left behind.

[@user-cx8jp6zr9k]

I'm going to Romania in few months for summer break with the family... I am interested in finding out more about your community as I'm looking for a home in the rural area and
away from the city life. Thanks for your videos!

[@randomromania]

Hi, drop me an email on [e-mail] and I'll send you more info.

[@greenlane2063]

I left Romania in 1993. I go there for about two months every year. I would like to go back but I have a 23 year old daughter born in Canada who wouldn't accommodate in Romania very easy although she speaks romanian pretty well. When I left Romania it was more like an adventure. I ve never thought or wanted to stay away so long.Dar cum spunea cineva LUCRURILE PROVIZORII DUREAZA CEL MAI MULT.

[@randomromania]

When I left England I imagined regular return visits but I've only been back I think five or six times and typically that was unavoidable family stuff. It seems impossible that 22 years has passed.

[@iulian844]

Great video! Glad to see more people wanting to come into this kind of living. And don't worry if your guests tend to take longer to express their ideas or stray away from the main question. We can always use the x2 speed. 😅

[@randomromania]

Thank you!

[@raz7864]

I’m Romanian that lives in the UK maybe i can give u a hand with everything

[@randomromania]

sure, entirely possible, please email me on "[e-mail]

[@ancabulai4112]

Hi, I am Romanian living in Canada for 20 years. My husband , Romanian as well, and I have been speaking about moving back to Romania since 2021 but the kids school kept us here. We are not sure how well the teenagers are adapting in the Romanian schools. Our children understand when we speak to them in Romanian, they speak a bit of Romanian but they do not know how to write or read. They are doing great in school in Canada, that is the reason, we are worried going to Romania could afect them because of the language. We know there are english schools back home but the cost is way over our budget. Therefore, we will look into it after they finish at least high school. If somebody can please write about how their children adapted in Romania. We know only one family with teenagers that went back to Romania and their children had a very hard time adapting, children laughing about them etc.Thank you!

[@sovra6734]

Stai în Canada. În RO, îi jale.

[@ciprianmoldovanu6264]

​@@sovra6734 a da sfaturi e cel mai uşor! spune un proverb arăbesc ,cuvinte înțelepte! Poate ar trebui să te muşti puțin de limbă.😉

[@marianaparota8208]

Stai în Canada, roumanian schools are a disaster.

[@lianapradan8909]

We repatriated to Romania in 2007 but our children had not been able to adapt, especially our teenager son. He was 10 when we left Romania and was very difficult for him to adapt to Montreal. We repatriated when he was 16 ,just finally adapted, had his first girlfriend. After few months we moved back for the children left Montreal and moved to Toronto were things were much easier. Based on my experience I would not move children after the age of 7-8 ,they suffer too much

[@Crusty-jo5pj]

I am a Romanian, who moved to Ireland with my wife. My wife could have been a teacher in Romania but choose not to because of the corruption and madness in the education system. We don't have children, but we are thinking if we will, where it would be best to raise them. We have relatives in Western Europe that have children and would not move back to Romania because they know, it would be difficult for the children to adapt. Another important issue is the difference between the education system and also the Leave certificate/SAT which in Romania (BAC) is way different. Also, keep in mind that not much has changed regarding the curriculum in the last 30 years. (My little cousin is in high school now and my older cousin finished 3 years ago, but he went through the same madness that I went almost 15 years ago. I thought things will change in education, but they did not and every minister appointed is still experimenting on behalf of the children). Classrooms and schools are renovated and look better, but the entire system is still very theoretical and lacking in developing practical or useful skills. However, you could move after they finish high school, and they could study in a Romanian University. This of course depends a lot on what the children will want by that age, but there are a lot of international students studying in multiple universities around the country. Of course, it is not at the same level as Canada or US. Education is unfortunately the topic where Romania still needs a lot to work on, but somehow it just does not. That's just my personal view on this topic, hope you make the best decision for you and the family.

[@OES63]

Nice discussion. It's interesting to recognize that being away for a long period of time makes it difficult to return. Stories are a bit sad, aligned with someone's experience that decided to leave their country, twice. I didn't hear where Calin actually lived for 27 years. I was surprised about the lack of sun comment. Canada covers 6 time zones and weather is quite different between Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal or Halifax, however Toronto or Montreal have over 2000 hours of sun per year on average which is almost the same as Romania.

[@alexam1848]

I was living in Canada for 40 years and speak Romanian perfectly😂

[@catalinstefanescu7154]

In your case English seems to be the problem.

[@ExpatsInRomania-mi9wh]

Superb.

[@randomromania]

thank you :)

[@plain_kady]

Still in London and this year I might be coming back to Romania after 17 years.

[@cristisargu8253]

Hi I'm a romanian man lived in England for 10 years married to a English woman ... we've watched your videos for a while ...but I didn't understand what do you meant when you said that you want to build a community ?

[@randomromania]

drop me an email on [e-mail] and i'll send you details

[@cristisargu8253]

@@randomromania dropped you an email

[@titusonica9086]

Hello, I would love to get more information about your community. Thank you.

[@randomromania]

Hi, drop me an email on [e-mail] and I'll send you more info.

[@catalincapota9022]

👋 Hello, another Romanian living in Canada for quite a long time.. would be nice if you can post a website to what you're building out there.

[@randomromania]

Hi, drop me an email on [e-mail] and I'll send you more info.

[@ionelghiorghita688]

​@@randomromaniacan you let me know Calin's surname?! I have a cousin in Canada, same age, same name. 🙂 Anyway, I'll do my own research.

[@randomromania]

drop me an email on [e-mail] and i'll forward it to him, we keep surnames off most videos for privacy

[@ionelghiorghita688]

​@@randomromaniaI thout about 🙂. No problem!

[@sebastiananton4185]

Is no place like home!
Who wants money, less headache, woke culture should stay where they are!
If you want food for soul, go to Romania.
All of us are asking what the country is offering us, nobody is asking what I can do for the country.
Is not easy to go back! Most of us are expecting the same standard of life. Doesn’t work like that!
Moving back to Romania we are going to lose the western perks but we will get back the world we were born into.
Food for stomach or food for soul?
Some of us can break the connection with the home land, some of us can’t.
Romania is becoming more normal than the western civilization bay the minute!

[@SilviuD1965]

Honestly, I was looking forward to understand what's motivated Calin and his family to make such a dramatic change ( move to Canada) and then, later on, what's motivated them to make the move back. The 'answers" offered don't make too much sense to me. If Calin's return triggers were food, tradition , weather and much more convenient distances, why did the leave for Canada in the first place? I don't understand. Everybody knows what to expect comig here ( provided they did their minimum research prior). What I really wanted to find out was the real reason to move back. My guess is that, after making enough money in Canada while dearly missing Romania, they retired and went back to reconnect with the natal land and bear a more afordable life ( cost of living being, of course, lower). And I can understand/agree with that, if that is the explanation...

[@ciprianmoldovanu6264]

Da şi nu la nedumeririle tale!
Acum 27 de ani nu erau atâtea informații disponibile despre realitatea nord americană precum sunt azi. Cam credeai ceea ce vedeai în filme , nu puteai să-ți "faci lecția" aşa cum poți azi. Tristul adevăr!
Randomromania, I apologize, I know you understand romanian and you are willing to improve it!
Mult suces Călin şi familia la planurile de viitor!👍🇨🇦🇹🇩

[@randomromania]

my romanian is sucking, really, but i have google translate :)

[@randomromania]

it's an interesting thing that people who have these experiences frequently no longer feel at home it either country, i feel a bit like that, i just wanted out of the uk at pretty much any cost, i found romania by chance, i was looking globally.
i've never looked back and i can't relate to many brits. now but also don't really feel i fit in here, this is one of the reasons i wanted to build this community

[@SilviuD1965]

@@ciprianmoldovanu6264 Deci teoria ta este ca omul si-a luat familia si-a plecat pe cealalata parte de glob fara sa stie la ce se expune? Si a stat 27 de ani acolo ca sa se convinga ca nu mai vrea sa stea? Tot nu inteleg... Calin, din cate am inteles, este project manager deci nu pare omul care sa faca o astfel de mutare fara sa o planifice...

[@ciprianmoldovanu6264]

@@SilviuD1965 Nu am nici o "teorie". Se pare că îți place să complici lucrurile.
Ce am vrut să scot în evidență este faptul că la mijlocul anilor 90 infirmațiile la care avem acces relativ uşor în ziua de azi, atunci nu erau atât de uşor disponibile şi mai aveau oamenii şi alte motivații de la caz la caz. Nu pot eu să-ți răspund în locul lui Călin sau chiar a altor persoane.

[@valeria-militiamessalina5672]

They like the idea of a bucolic, more detached lifestyle, they won't like the reality of it.

[@randomromania]

Of course like anything it matters what you make of it

[@tanasaflorin3699]

👍👍

[@lsd8497]

Great food, more freedom, good weather, fast and cheap medical care accesability, small prices and taxes on many products and services , less stress, good safety record, beautiful landscapes and women and last but not least, at least for now, no "woke" insanity. Congrats for the video.

[@randomromania]

Where are you located?

[@lsd8497]

​​@@randomromaniaI live in Bucharest about 4 months per year and the rest I'm away because of my work. But I enjoy EVERY moment when I'm here. One of the things I love here is that I got 150 miles to the seaside and 90 miles to the mountains. The way the country is geographically structured in general is an important plus.

[@fragmentsofknowledge2142]

39 years old physicist here. I'm considering moving to the country side, an living a more healthy life far away from Bucharest pollution. What is the location for your community project ?!

[@randomromania]

yes in arges county, my e mail is in the description of my intro video if you want more detailed info.

[@fragmentsofknowledge2142]

@@randomromania Ty I highly appreciate it. I'll look into it and maybe do some research about the cost of terrain in the area.

[@randomromania]

@@fragmentsofknowledge2142 you won't find the real prices online

[@fragmentsofknowledge2142]

@@randomromania So the solution is to roam around, and ask about the prices?! I thought on line reflect at least in part the real prices.

[@randomromania]

@@fragmentsofknowledge2142 that's the basic idea, but if you do that as a foreigner it won't work

[@LeonardMichaelis]

This video truly showed the typical evolution of immigrants. When someone leaves a country there is a certain expectation: (1) to overcome or leave behind all the issues experienced in the home country and (2) to achieve the manifestation of their wishes/goals in the new host country. The problem is though that once folks leave a country on the one hand they get rid of all the issues they wanted to get rid of, but immediately they get themselves into new issues they are not even familiar with and a new mentality that they might or might not be willing to integrate and absorb fully. In the next phase they will constantly compare the place they left with the new place they got to. And none of the places will be perfect. The traditions can be different, the mentality will definitely be different, thus adaptation phase starts. And that’s where some people are more successful than others and vice-versa. Adopting a new mentality, fully, doesn’t mean that one would erase the previous one. But it’s the only way to completely integrate into the new country. It’s only a process of learning and understanding. An enhancement of what was known previously. A lot of people are afraid or opposed to that. That’s the reason why some fail. Every time something goes South in the new host country there is a comparison process happening and the previous country is always looked at better and in a more positive way. It’s human nature.
However, there is a huge positive development to actually overcome the inner instinct of conserving previous mentality, and instead dive deep into the new one. Never compare your situation to what could have happened in the original country but adapt and overcome the way someone who is successful in the new host country would do.

[@randomromania]

I think if in general you're positive about people and the world you'll make anything work given enough persistence

[@LeonardMichaelis]

Another interesting remark is that the Romanian name CĂLIN is nothing but the Slavic pronunciation of COLLIN. If one pays attention at how Russians cannot pronounce O, they always say Ă, it becomes clear how many beautiful names and words have been adopted from the Western cultures a few hundreds of years ago.

[@randomromania]

There are a lot of similarities in English place names, family names and flowers for example, it figures given the written word is relatively new for the vast majority of people in Europe from what I can figure out. One assumes this all propagated out with the emergence of the printing press. Campulung/Longfield for example, there are many.

[@chiclett]

If you were born in Canada, there is no place to go back to.

[@burner3637]

What is the name of the company that sells the battery packs?

[@randomromania]

drop me an email on [e-mail] and I will refer you to someone who can help you at the company

[@geanitsucuneli4791]

Omule Eu trăiesc in USA de peste 37 de ani.Am fost in România după 24 ani, adică in 2023 Septembrie.Deci ultima data fusesem in 1998.Ma gândeam ,ca la sumele pe care le-au împrumutat ,corupții guvernanți, România va arata foarte, foarte dezvoltată(166 miliarde $ US !).Am constatat ,ca banii ,s-au furat si nu au făcut nimic!! Nicolae Ceaușescu ....cu 12 miliarde, ne-a făcut pe foarte mulți intelectuali, drumuri,meseriasi,industrie si a m plătit si datoriile înapoi.Deci ...cind a plecat eram suverani, acum suntem Vasalii tuturor!

[@danascully6698]

Stai linistit unde esti ca nu lipsesti nimanui. Nu mai improsca gratuit tara cu noroi ca nu ai dreptul asta! Nu mai e tara ta oricum, asa ca nu mai face tu aprecieri la ceea ce nu cunosti! De ce-ai plecat daca erai "suveran" pe vremea lui Ceasca? Mai bine trageai un pui de somn decat sa te afli in treaba si sa scrii ineptii.

[@elenabob4953]

Ok nomenclaturistule, ai plecat în SUA și după 37 de ani tot îl pupi in cur pe Ceaușescu. Sigur m-ai convins cu comentariul tău.

[@elenabob4953]

Ramai acolo, ne-am descurcat și fără eminenta ta pana acum.

[@vasilesuhov8124]

​@@elenabob4953😂😂😂

[@markdean1984]

Exact. O tara de hoti si "smecheri" care in 40 de ani o sa fie o tara africana

[@cr4yv3n]

How is he "patriotic" if he LEFT it?

[@rauldudnic1]

And the toilets? In the backyard?

[@danthebiker07]

Yeah specifically built for parrots like yourself to have lunch and dinner!

[@lianapradan8909]

The comments are more interesting than the interview

[@randomromania]

we like comments :)

[@adrianb.6880]

Good luck in dealing with exhausting bureaucracy, chronic corruption, and idiotic laws in Romania. I just returned to Canada from a trip to Romania trying to sell a property there. The amount of nonsense bullshit paperwork, spinning around the tail, and money-grabbing occasions I experienced on this trip I could write a book. Plus the chaotic traffic, rudeness and lack of compassion found in big cities are sickening. As a Romanian, I would not recommend anyone accustomed to Western civilization standards to move to Romania.

[@randomromania]

Did you manage to sell the property in the end?

[@alistairgill5538]

I have lived in England, the US, Germany and Romania. All of the things you mention exist in different forms in all those countries. Buying and selling property in Romania is far easier than in, say, Germany. It's important that it's understood that this project is about living in a community in a rural place. That's quite different than living in a large town or city. Good luck!

[@geanitsucuneli4791]

100% correct! I just got back from there.I am here in USA!!

[@randomromania]

Romania is not for everyone but if you have patience, initiative and perseverance much can be achieved

[@joedoe7236]

I concur 100% .It took me over a year and a half to solve the inheritance paperwork, tranfer everything on my name then sell everything. Absolute shit show everywhere. I sold and bought properties in Canada and all I did was to see my real estate lawyer for 30 min. Dealing with all kind of notaries was really daunthing cause each interpreted the law in a diffrent way. I had to deal with plenty of power of attorneys obtained from the Romanian consulate in Toronto where the workers are incompetent and rude.....I am done now but I imagine how would it be to live there and go thought everything life brings to you.

[@catalin77ursu]

Calin, stay there, here is same crap you left 20+ years ago. Only the internet is fast than other places... the country is not so safe as u think!

[@geanitsucuneli4791]

100% correct!

[@anthonybreaux4741]

Which areas are not safe?
Or is the whole country dangerous?

[@anthonybreaux4741]

Which areas are not safe?
Or is the whole country dangerous?

[@NoName-eu4sz]

Not true. According to crime index Canada is 45.2 and Romania 33.7. In terms of safety index Romania is 66.3 and Canada 54.8. The data is from 2024. When you look at countries' ranking Canada is 78 (the most unsafe or nr. 1 being Venezuela) and Romania is 107. Perhaps you should back your statement with real facts.

[@catalin77ursu]

@@NoName-eu4sz , I live here I know better. Your numbers ore only numbers. Most crimes are not reported here to have "nice numbers" for you to read. Belive me, the shit is here, I know it, I feel it every day.

[@vnvtraining7203]

Non Romanian here, been there 3 times as my girlfriend is from there! Some places are beautiful and some not so beautiful! Not so sure it would be a place I would want to move too…the food is amazing and people are very nice. I’m not a fan of the big cities and prefer the mountains, so if you are into setting up something more rural, grow your own vegetables , chickens 🐓 and live that lifestyle then it’s very feasible…it’s a totally different lifestyle but you can also visit many other countries if you live there as well, travel is a lot cheaper in the EU. The other thing is if something kicks off with Russia 🇷🇺 vs NATO then Romania 🇷🇴 is the last place I would want to be.

[@alexam1848]

Ni

[@anthonybreaux4741]

If Edward himself is struggling with documentation part for future community members taking into account that he sincerely has some perfect picture of a small chunk in the world and believes in it... I guess Calin will be of no help, maybe he hopes to earn the same amount of money in Romania that he earned in Canada through Edward, but as soon as he sees no money at all, he will return back to Canada )
Maybe I am wrong, but that is my first impression 🤔

[@randomromania]

Strange conclusion to come to

[@randomromania]

so now i have a little more time this is the situation with the zoning and building permitting, i'm not "struggling with the documentation" i'm struggling to find people who are willing to make a deal based on results, there is no way i will ever promote anything to people who trust me unless i fully (and they through me) understand the risks involved. the story of my life in romania goes like this, from 2001.. "ed, that won't work", after lots of persistence and networking the thing works, then the doubters just say "oh, you just got lucky", funny how hard work and persistence makes you lucky, who knew? ;)
there should be much more detail on the planning situation available in the coming weeks for anyone who connects with me via email